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rv-w1-.-"v'r"y-v-rv!-Vi AD OCTOR'S MISSION "Glinsoy," CHAPTER IX. (Continued.) "I am very (Ud to hear It," exclaimed Earl, kindly, "it aeemi like a pleasant not. and I think thia Dure, fresh air will benefit your health and aplrlt, alao hav settled her, baring bought a practice." "Shall we go to Sir Reginald nowT returned he, at the end of their ani mated conversation. "I preeume he la awake by thia time." "Vea! at once, and I hope I shall find him more easy than he wa thia morn ing." Dr. Elfenateln made quite long call, aa he had much to do to make the baro net comfortable for the uiglifc and as Ethel taw him handle the lujjred man ao gwntly, and aoothe him with kind, en couraging word, lie felt that he mint posses a heart of almost womanly feel ing, and her Intercut and admiration deepened. After Earle Elfensteln withdrew, a late dinner waa announced, and In the dining room 1ady Conatance presented to Ethel her nephew, Robert Ulendeu nlng, and niece, Belle, hla slater, the former greeting her with rather an inso lent look of admiration, the latter with a bow expressive of haughty contempt. From that moment Ethel saw thnt neither of thee young people would pro mote her bnpplues while ahe remained under thia roof. Mr. Glendennlng did converse with her, but It waa with aueh an evident air of conudeacenslon that ber replies were brief and cold, while hla alater remained silent during the whole meal, with the exception of answering one or two ques tion a'ked by Lady Constance, which answers were given in a cold, mechanical way, that told of a mind preoccupied and absent The truth waa, thia young lady was urprlaed, and not at all pleased, with the Introduction of such a rarely beauti ful girl Into th bom over which she held sway. Hh waa Intensely proud and selfish, and felt that her might be an influence exerted upon ber few admirers that might Interfere with her prospects. Th prospect particularly in view at present were th winning of the heart and hand of the new physician lulely set tled In the place. Hh had been Introduced to him At the home of a friend, and had admired his elegant bearing, handsome face and quiet manner, and instantly bad resolved to lay alege to his heart. After leaving th table, tho ladles re paired to th riuzr.a, followed by Mr. Glendennlng. As Dell paused to pluck from on of th vines a few flower for her neck, Lady Constance turned to Ethel and remarked: "I innnoe you have no friend In this vlolulty, having but Just arrived." Ethel hesitated, while a faint hlimh suffused brow and cheek as she replied: "I have found qn her very unexpect edly. lr. Elfensteln. We crossed the Atlantlo on th sum veesel, and as my aunt was taken very HI during the voy age h attended her, and conaequeutly, became well acquainted," Instantly Bells' attention was riveted by the remark, and with a sneer she exclaimed i "I presume, then, you waylaid him thl afternoon In order to reiiew th ac quaintance." 'Tardon met" replied Ethel, with dig nity. "I waylaid no onel W met caa ually on thl piazza a he waa about nterlng to eee Sir Reginald, and con versed for a few moments." "It seems to me fur th future, when my uncle's physician visit him, It would be well for you to remember that you now occupy th position of a subordinate, slid therefore should not put on th airs of an equal to attract hla attention!" was the rude and uuludylik reply. "Belle," interposed Lady Constance, who, with all ber faults, waa naturally kind-hearted and just, "yon forget that Miss Nsvergatl In coining to us does not ceaM to b a gentlewoman." "Or, a gentlewoman' poor relation!' "A remarkably beautiful one, how ver," aald th brother. "Say, Belle," he added, teaslngly, "you must take care or sh will csrry off some of your beaux The Indignant girl gave him a glance of withering scorn, but merely said, with an angry toss of her heads "Let her beware how she Interfere!) with me In any way I A word to th wise 1 aumclent." Ethel could scarcely control her tuilig nant feelings, aa she listened to these in- suiting remarks issuing from the lovely lip of the glrlhth speaker, but after an effort she did control them, and without a word turned away and aguln sought tli sldo of the invalid. - But th found him Irritable, and hard to pleaae, and the moment passed in his room became intolerably long, and she dghed for the time to come when she could retire to her own apartment, even though she knew a strange and annoy ing duty would follow her there. Finally the baronet told her If aha was weary to go adding harshly: "I am tired already of gating at your pule face," then more kindly, aa he aaw she waa startled by hla rough way of speak Uigi "I hope I nhall feel better In the morning: if so, I shall like to have you read to me, or, aa you understand music, will Uaten to a song." CHAPTER X. As an elegant clock, with old cathedral chimes, struck th hour of ten, Ethel, with a pale face and trembling hand, ' lighted a candle, posMwsed herself of the strange looking knife, then opening the wardrobe, and drawing bank the bolt, stepped Into the passage and from theuce through the amull door In th opposite wall. Sh found herself In a long, straight. dark, corridor, that led directly to what Sir Reginald assured her waa the Haunt d Tower. At the end where she stood, however, on the left hand side, was a " door, fastened with an old fashioned Iron h.iok. This led to the ruin, and With a beating heart she opened It. Close by the door she found a small covered basket that (he knew must con tain what ah sought. Grasping It quick ly, sh again fastened the door, as Sir Reginald had Instructed her to do, and passed down th corridor. There ahefound th entrance to the tower, and resolving to take some bright sunshiny day to visit this spot, sh turn d, aa ahe had been directed, to count out the number of panels on th left hand wall, and Immediately dli-covercd th faint crack, that sh knew must b what shs sought. I inciting th point of the Oknif. she turned three time, when the panel parted an there la? tfe ahelrO is BY EMILY THORNTON Author of " Roy RussetL' Rots," "TH2 Fashionablk Mothm," Etc. Opening then th basket, ah found food In small pieces, consisting of broken biscuits, bits of chicken, potatoes, and quit a quantity of meat, cut In mouth ful. This sh placed on the shelve upon the wooden plate on which It was heaped. Then gently shoving the shelves, they slowly whirled around, and when the same side returned to her, the plate stood uKin It empty, ready to be placed again In the husket. "That ape must have been trained," he thought, "to empty the plate and re turn It!" She listened for a moment, but all was still. Hhoving to the panels, she found that they relooked themselves, so taking up candlestick, kulfe and basket, she placed the latter again outside the door, f stened it securely, and reached her own room in safety. The task required of her had been a singularly unpleasant one. She was a lirnve young girl, and had endured but few feelings of fear, but she had trem bled, because tlin thing required so much soerecy. She disliked mysteries of all kinds, and her honest, open nature re volted from the whole work. One thing she decided to do, she should take some morning hour to ex plore the ruins, and that Haunted Tower, so that she might become accustomed to all tho dangers and peculiarities of th place before other olllce were required at her hands. With this resolution still In her mind, she sought the luxurious bed thnt await ed her, and there fell at once into a tleasant sleep, from which sli never aroused until the bright rays of another morning sun stole into her room. Springing up, she dressed as toon as possible, and opening her door, found by questioning a maid, that the family did not rise until bite, as their breakfumt hour was from ten to eleven. All being quiet In the room of the In valid, ahe returned to ber own apart ment, nnd fastening the door securely, resolved at mice to start upon her explor ing expedition, a sh felt that she would be for at leart an hour and a half unob served, and mistress of ber own time and motions. With a little of the trembling nerv ousness of the night before, the brave girl opened the intervening doors and stepped Into the corridor. All was fold ed In the same solemn stillness that made the place oppressive on the previous night. She resolved to explore the ruined parts before she sought the tower, there fore unhooked the door, and stepped out As she did so, she noticed that the cov ered basket was still there. Tlie door opened directly Into a small rickety hall that led Into several large rooms, all dusty, mouldy and more or loss dilapidated. Broken windows, torn wall papers, bare rafters, aeon through lui' mens place where ceilings had fallen, were everywhere visible. Some roouis were filled with broken furniture, pieces of old china and fragments of time-worn, caatoff clothing. lOlhel looked at these dilapidated ob jects, and found herself woudering why Sir Reginald had not had the whole pull ed down and removed? Its destruction certululy would heighten the value of the properly, while Its presence only spoke of neglect and untidiness. One thing ahe observed in her ramble there was an easy mode of ogress and In gress to this part into the hall, and murks of recent footsteps oil the floor told that this formed the entrance place to the person who prepared and brought th food she was nightly to place on the iron shelves. Another thing struck her; In all the premises there was not the slightest ap pearance of the concealed room. Only bare, blank wall appeared upou the side wher she knew It must be. Retracing her steps after all had been examined, she refastenod the door, and then sought the Haunted Tower. The door leading to this was closed, but not bolted, so she opened it, and crosslug quite a large rqnare place, she began as cvudliig a long lliglit of stairs. The steps wore steep, and not at all easy, and she became very tired before she reached the top, but proving on, she did reach It, but not before sh puused to rest upon broad flat landing; paused, too, with hor ror, at an unexpected sight that there presented Itself. It was the stuffed linage of a man fixed upon wires, that worked upon the nine principle as the jumping jacks often bought to amuse children. This, however, was nearly a large as life; Its head was hollow, with red glass in place where the eyes would be, so that a lighted glass lamp, placed within, would give a flaming nppearauc to those eyes. From each tide bonis projected, and she could easily Imagine what the whole terrific effect must b to an outside be holder. This figure she saw could be elevated and put In motion by winding up a crank to which It was attached. Ar rangements for ditTerout colored lights were also on every hand. ". After carefully examining all the ma chinery, until she perfectly understood Its workings and the whole wicked plan to give supernatural appearance to the tow er, Ethel passed upward uutll ahe could unto without hludrunce from tli tall win dows of this lofty place. Then exclamations of delight escaped her, for there aha cuuld catch an unob structed view of the grand panorama that stretched for miles and mile away on every side. But she did nut linger, fear lug she would be seen by some of th viliagers, and her presence reported to Sir Reginald. This visit she knew would be displeas ing to him. If he wlihed it to be a place that should till every heart with fear, In order to keep from .lt visitors by day aa well as by night. CHATTER XI. Day after day passed, during which Ethel became quite accustomed to her routine of work, and quietly persevered in her duties. Nothing diitlcult to acconr pllsh was rcquhvd at her hands; uothing beyond spending a couple of hours each morning ill her owu room writing letters. of which an abstract waa taken from Sir Reginald's own lips; then an hour or two reading the daily papers for hi amine ment. Very often would he flujl a cbauce to whisper the question: "Do you perform your evening tasks regularly and well? Ioe all go en as SHfely ss I could wish?" Then when the answer came, "All goes well, he would seem so satisfied and re lieved tli at she felt almost happy In giv1 ing the Information. About a month after her Orivsl at Glendennlnf Hall ah had ben reading one afternoon a work In which he era particularly interested, when the wa In terrupted by the entrance of Dr. Elfen tin. . A th baronet motioned to her to re main where ahe waa during the Inter view, the regular nurse being absent, and as the doctor might need tome things from her hand, she became interested la the conversation that ensued. Dr. Elfensteln was rather a small talker, and thl natural reserv tended to make his professional Interviews at th hall brief, and usually confined closely to his medical work. But this morning he seemed to linger, and converted quite freely upon many of the topic of the day. Finally he com menced giving an account of the severe storm that had awept over the country the night befor th baronet's accident, and ended by relating bis own adven tures, and what he had seen In the tow er. "Sir Reginald, I thought I would tell you this, and ask If you can explain the meaning of the spectacle then manifest ed?" "I cannot," was the reply Ethel watch ed for with anxiety. "I am told by peo ple far and near of strange appearances in that tower, but I have never seen a thing of the kind thore myself, therefore, put no faith In the tury.". "But you may believe me, air, when I afsure you such things are really to be seed there. Now, in order to satisfy my mind, and perhaps enable me to explain the mystery to the frightened Inhabitant, I crave your kind permission to visit th premises. Have I that permission; "It Is Impossible for me to grant It. When these things were first whispered about twenty-five years sgo, we, as a family, were exceedingly annoyed by con- stunt visitors to the spot, and the thing became ao much of a nuisance that it was closed forever from all inspection. No, you must not ask this, doctor, as I can not consent to the place being entered, after being to long scaled. As It Is, take my word for It, and be satisfied. It is merely a vngury of the brain, an optical delusion, somethlug better to be forgot ten." '. r. Elfensteln said no more, but In wardly resolved .to pny a aurreptltious visit there, if not a permitted one, as this mystery he determined should be unrav eled. As he rose to leave, he happened to glance towards the young girl opposite to him, and raw her head bent low over the book she held, while a sad and pained expression had flouted over ber speuklng face. After the reading had concluded, the baronet said be would excuse her further tteudauce upon him, therefore she start ed out for a ramble over the grounds. She had not gone far, before she re gretted having done so, as she waa join ed a short distance from the house by Robert Glendennlng, a person she Instinc tively disliked. 1 This young man was a great admirer of a pretty face, and from the first look Into Ethels speaking eyes, and upon her rure beauty, he had acknowledged that he hnd never seen a person thnt so exactly met the standard of the beautiful he had raised in bis soul. But Dor proud bearing In his presence, her shrinking from his approach gave such evidence of her dislike that he felt irritated, and con sequently determined to annoy her In every way possible during her stay at the ball. (To be continued,) FEAR TO EAT SHELLFISH. tHory That They Ar Pcevensjer ot th Bee t-care Hrltone. Fishmongers assert that the evil rep utation lately acquired by oysters as propagators of typhoid lias extruded, more or less, to all sorts of shellllsh, from the lordly lobster to the humbl whelk. The whole are supposed to earn their living as scavengers of the sea, says the London Globe, and with equal readiness it Is assumed that they prefer to reside amid noxious abomina tions, for the convenience of re-supply-lug their larders. Even the immobile limpet and mussel are credited with a faculty of detaching themselves from rocks to go lit eager pursuit of baclll, while It Is roundly denied that salt water produces any disinfecting ef fect on disease germs, no matter how great Its depth or purity. And so the lover of shellfish sternly refuses to gratify his palate, while their vendors sadly anticipate early bankruptcy should the scare lust much longer. It would be a very good thing, therefore, for the trade to have all doubts aet at rest, one way or another, as to the alleged Instrumentality of shellfish lu destroying human life. Some of them, It Is time, diet them selves largely on Impure food when ever It falls In their way. Rut It re mains to bo proved that by the time It reaches them It has not been freed from all living organisms by Us long Immersion In salt water. It may be, too, that the digestive apparatus of lobsters, crabs, clama and their con geners kills disease germs. Moreover, It Is by no means certain that all crus taceans deserve the Imputation of be ing foul feeders; some are snld to be quite Immaculate In the matter of high living. Lessoning the ltlsk. A certain woman, any the New York Times, had been using the malls for fraudulent purposes. After the case had been rendered, the rostmaster Generul Issued an order bnrrlng bef letters from the mails. Then she seut him a pathetic letter, asking for a pri vate bearing, that she might lay hct case before htm. "I feel Biire," she wrote, "that If I could get a chance to look Btralght Into your beautiful brown eyes, you would hear my story." The rostninater-Ueueral, after think lug the letter over for a few mo ments, Indorsed It: "Respectfully re ferred to the Secretary of War for ad' vice," and sent-It to the War Depart ment. In due course of time It came back with this Indorsement; "Risk one eye. Ellhu Root." Auto-Cracked. Alderman Timothy 1. Sullivan was staudlng with a party of friends at the entrance of the alderuianlc chamber last Wednesday discussing the political situation and other kindred subjects, when some one remarked: "I tell you that the American cltl- gen Is an autocrat. "Well." replied the alderman, "he may be born an autocrat, but from all present a'gns he Is liable to die an auto-cracked." New York Times. apltaliat In Paris. Not more than 2,5tX persons In rarl have capital of a much as $200,000, and nearly one tQlrd of those Qtre for eigner, j THE DAY THE D4Y AFTER. O, for a crackerless Fourth of July, For a moment of shootlessness, When millions at boys Would shut off the noise And silence would follow to bless A nation which In other ways Is not at all dejected; In fact. Is doing quite as well As could bave beeu expected. 0, for some soundless powder to burs. And for voiceless hoys to eheeri To show to the world That our flag Is unfurled And our country still is here, And Just ss good as It ever was, Aim JiiHt as patriotic, Although Its expression may not tie Bo bangle and boouilc and shutlcl 0, for a banKbnomftalessness That would bring a clad release To muscle and lung And nerves unstrung, And cover the day will) peace When everybody In tlie lana illirbt tiause In contemplation Of that which, on the quiet, Is The world s supreuiest muiom O, for a nonexploslve Fourth. Just one ror a cnanpe or uiei, When millions of hoys. Instead of noise. Would raise a trenu le'o s quiet. A fourth like that won el show the world, neyond all duhllntloii. The really truly greatness of This country aa a nation. Afterword. But you can't make ths spirit of the glori ous Fourth Celebrate the nation's flny In a style like that, to save your life, Because It ain't built that way. New York Sun. T was the morning of independ ence Day may years ago so many, Indeed, that an old man can Just remember what happened when be was a' boy. This Is the story of a celebration thnt happened In a little Ohio village that was amull then, and Is still Just a speck on the map. On the edge of the town there was an old house hidden behind grent trees, as If trying to avoid the pnblc eye. It was, and Is, the oldest house lu town, nnd In It lived George Bell, or "Lib erty" Bell, us some of the villagers called him, alone with his dog and Memory. He was very old. Everything about the place betokened age. There was moss on the roof of his home, and the burden of years fairly uindo bis bones creuk. He bothered no one, nnd he had a cheerful "good morning" for every body. He wns a good citizen, but "queer," according to those who dldu't understand him. This Independence Day he cftme out of his house with nu old musket on his shoulder. The sun shone on his scanty white locks aud face seamed with age. His hands trembled ns he fumbled with his powder horn, loaded, rested the weap on on the fence and pulled the trigger. There was a mighty report. The rob ins took wing, and a flock of black birds swept out ot the great poplar tree by the gate and gave voice to their surprise at the tumult near their home. Thirteen times that old gun boomed, anil then a quavering voice sounded, "Hip! Hip! Hurrah!" and a boy who was peering with saucer eyes Uirough the feuce puzzled, charmed, half frightened asked, "Why do you do that, Mr. Boll. If you please?" "Come In, Billy, laa," said the old man. "Come In and help an old fel low celebrate. I won't hurt you. Just lay yovir little bunch of fireworks on the chopping block, and I'll tell you a true story about times way back be fore your daddy was born." Children read hearts quickly, and a moment later the beginning and the end of a century were together yel low locks against white mane, a boy on an old man's knee; the one earnest, the other eager. "Why do I do It, my boy? Why do I celebrate? You want to know all about It. "It Is because I love my country, and I want everybody for miles around to remember that this Is the day dedi cated to liberty. "Years bko there was a young mnn who had more money than was good for him. Billy. He was plum worth less. He didn't care for a soul on earth except hinwelf. He wns selfish. He, wore good clothe and strutted about like a turkey gobbler. He was puffed up. He put In al his time hav ing fun. "There was a war on In his coun try. The people were fighting a bad King who wnnted to take away their liberty, and there were some terrible battles. ,Men went without food. They walked without pJjops till their feet bled. They froze because they did not Rave clot lies , enough to keep them warm. But they wouldn't give up. They said that all u.en shouh' be fiee pliberty" Bell. l BY A. M. M0PKIN9. OF DAYS THROUGHOUT THE LAND. and equal, Billy; that God meant that It should be so, and they were willing to die rather than go back to the old way of doing the things a selfish King wanted done. "The Idle young mnn didn't go to the war. He thought men were fools for fighting. He said he had all the lib erty he wanted. Perhaps, Billy, if he had had a mother lie wouldn't have been such a fool. "His brothers, tbreo of them, lad, went to the war, and two were killed. Jucob was shot down lu sight of Gen eral Washington, God bless him, and Robert came home with both legs gone. "What do you suppose he told the 'stay-at-home,' who cared most for the ruffles in bis shirt and the coins that Ingled lu his pockets? The crippled brother suld he wished he could tight for his country on bis stumps of legs, because he loved It. "And then, one day, they carried the father Into the old home. It would have made yon cry, boy, to have seen him. He wns ragged, scarred, and In his breast there was a great wound that made those who saw It shudder, and Just before he died he called his worthless son to him and whispered, 'Don't be a coward! No man can ever pay the debt he owes to his country. It should be more to him than father or mother. Hoist your colors, my boy! Don't shed a tear for me. Take my old musket and fight for the cause. "Billy, that young man promised. He trnt down on his knees and burled his I face In the bedclothes, and as ho cried lue iiiu went out in a uiuvc, jsrinit; man, and there was a smile on a dead face, and a cold band rested on the head of one who hud been a coward and was trying to be a niun. "He fought, Billy, and be learned to love the flag. He got a bullet In the hip nt Monmouth and a bayonet wound at Guildford Courthouse. He found out what hunger meant. He spent his lit tle fortune to help better men, and In liia heart grew a great love for his flag, and he wondered how any man could ever forget his duty. "One day It wns all over. "The enemy marched awny, and the sun shone on a broken but happy peo ple, and the young mnn praised God because he had found himself and been allowed to live to know the glory of freedom. "Every year after that he celebrated Independence Day. He took that old musket given to him by his father and fired a salute to tho 13 original States and cheered the President of the United States. "And when this man moved away to a fur place, and kept on celebrating, the people called him 'Liberty' Bell. "Why, that la you, Mr. Bell," said tho boy. "Yes, Billy, that Is me. Now get your firecrackers off the horse block; I'll load the old musket, and we'll fire an extra salute to let the world know thnt the cause Is as great to-day as It was In the beginning." And they did. And they cheered tire President of the United States aud the flag, In the cracked voice of nn old man and the piping treble of the yellow-haired boy. And It was all on Independence Day. Cincinnati Post THE FOURTH ON THE FARM. Arrangement. Should Be Made for the Holiday' Observance. Once each year the question comes to all of us how we are to spend the Fourth of July. The farmer and fam ily are unlike the business man who can lock the door of his office or store and hie away on some excursion to the mountains or some other place. In stead, a holiday brings more work. The hired man must be excused from one or two mllklngs, or there is a declaration of war. To the wife comes the question of caring for the poultry for chickens must eat and drink July 4 the same as other days. There are too many who feel that they cannot (ret away. Those Include the men who become so absorbed In the pursuit of wealth that they often forget the object of their pursuit and become mere machines, grinding away at the duties of life, so absorbed In the work of the day that they forget the blessings and privileges we claim as peculiar to our nation. Not alone upon" the farm Is this o be seen, but Instead of making our nation's birth day a time of glorious memories, no ble thoughts and joyous demonstration, our city brother hires a speaker to think and speak the words of patriot ism and he spends the day in dealing out his wares to his fellows at exorbit ant prices.. In the morning the average business m:tn Is too busy to think of patriotism and at night he is too tired. He looks upon this day as the opportune to get back tv three or four times the amount donated to the celebration com mittee. The clink of dimes and the thump of silver dollars wear out what little patriotism he had at the rising sun and by ten o'clock he Is so ab sorbed In the business of the hour that It Is hard for hlm to live that one day and not adulterate his lemonade or cheat In making change as It Is for the camel to pass through the needle's eye. Sometimes we also find farmers so engrossed by the prosperous crops and the desire for gold that they for get the Importance of the day and only remember It at all by the request of the boys or hired man for a day off. How much more pleasing Is It to have a picnic In some shady grove, spread a long table and all dine to gether? Most any community can find material for a good program, being sure to mix In plenty of music, the material for which can be found In the neighborhood and we can celebrate the Fourth with as much enjoyment as If we had Imported speakers and music. Of courso we will want the Declaration of Independence read by the best reader In the locality. The minister can be orator of the day. Go in together and buy fireworks and crackers, for they will be essential to the small boys and we can have a first class celebration In the country, It Is taken for granted that Old Glory will be In evidence, while bunting can decorate the stand, horses aud bug gies. American Cultivator. Fourth of July. One hundred and twenty-eight years bring many changes in the life of a na tion. The w;-ld Is not the same to the American citizen to-day as it waa to the people of the thirteen struggling colonies on the Fourth of July, 1770. The bit terness which was then felt toward Eng land has disappeared. That we fought to obtain our freedom la remembered as a historical fact and as a measure of the value which we put on liberty; moreover. the Englishmen of to-day deem the policy of George III. townrd us unjust, as our ancestors deemed It at the time. At pres ent England and the United States act as friendly kinsfolk, each in a genial way considering itself as better than the other. Because of this change the Fourth of July has come to be a day on which lit tle Is raid of the triumph of arms a cen tury and a quarter ago. We still recall the heroes of that time, and keep In grateful remembrance the Frenchmen, Germans nnd Poles who assisted us; but we look about us at the broad and wid ening national domain; we think of the national wealth, the national commerce, the national educational system, and the flag with forty-five stars, instead of thir teen, flying oi er hundreds of thousands of school houses, and rejoice thnt w have been able to make so much of our opportunities. The Infant republic has become a giant, commanding the respect of the other nations of the world. Although It Is a long time since na tional Independence was won, we cannot afford to loBe sight of the meaning of the Fourth of July with Its immortal Declar ation. In these latter days fireworks have taken the place of oratory on the anniversary, and sometimes it seems as If people thought that they must make a big noise to express their feelings. Pos sibly their view ia correct, and the boom ing of cannon, the stinp-snap of firecrack ers and the siss of rockets are really a great national "Hurrah!" Tho thing of consequence Is that the day Is not forgotten and thnt the meaning of it Is kept in mind. Youth's Companion. Mot-ulna of the Fourth. Uncle Rastus comet to town early to be on hand for the celebration. The celebration begins. ' The family of a dead Japanese sol dier gets as a pension about one-third of pay of his rank. This would give the widow of a private $1.23 a month; ot a first lieutenant, $C.25; of a cap lain, $8.33, and to the widow of a colonel, $20 a month, The earth's population douules every two hundred and slfcty years. GETrViOWELL, (Successor to E. t. Smith, OUost Established House In the valley. DEALER IN Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Flour and Feed, etc. This old-established honee will con tinue to nav cash for all Its goods; it pays no rent; it employs a cierk, but does not have to divide with a partner. All dividends are made with customers in the way of reasonable prices. Lumber Wood, Posts, Etc. Davenport Bros. Lumber Co. Have opened an office in Hood River. Call and get prices and leave orders, which will be promptly filled. D F.UfillTFUI, ROUTB AYMlillT HI 1I IZZY IHAliS KKH CANONS A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY See Nature In all her glorious beauty, and then the acme of man's handiwork. Ihe lirst is found along the line of the Henver & Kio tirande ltailroad, the lat ter at ihe Kt. Louis Fair. Your trip will be one of pleasure make the most ot it. I' or Information and Illustrated lit erature write W. C. McBRlDE, Gen. A?t., Portland, Ore?on B' ON TON CAUSE R SHOP L. C. HAYNES, Paor. The place to get en easy shave, an up-to-date haircut, aud to enjoy the luxury of a porcelain bath tub. E. WELCH, THE VETERINARY SURGEON. Has returned to Hood Klver and is prepared to do any work In the veterinary line. He can be found by calling at or phoning to Clarke' drug store. HE NEW FEED STORE, Jll UIO i'lUUUfc WIUIU Ul keeps constantly on hand the best quality ot Groceries, Hay, Grain and Feed at lowest prices. D. F. LAMAR, Proprietor. J7UREKA MEAT MARKET, McGTJIRE BROS., Prop. Dealer! In Fresh and Cured Meats. Lard. Poultry, Fruits and Vegetables. FREE DELIVERY. PHONE 84 Oregon SiioiT Line and Union Pacific ftPll " tmil I TIME SCHEDULE ... Chicago Pslt !.., Denver, 4:90 p. n. fortlsnd Ft. Worth.Oinahs, Special Kansas City, Ht. 1:20 a. m. Louis, Chicagoaud via Last. Huntington. At'antlo St. Paul Fast Mall. 10 ;tO a. m. Its pre na 1:15 p.m. via BunUngton. It. raul Atlaatl Eijiraai. . fits.. fast Mall ;00 p. m. via Ipokan 70 HOURS PORTLAND TO CHICAGO No Change of Cars. Lovsst Kates. Quickest Time. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE HIOM PORTLAND. (tte.m. All sailing dates ;00 p. aa, subject to ehauge For Pan FTanelsoe (ail vry t daya Dslly Colombia Rlvr 8 00 p.m. ti. Sunday Steamers. I a. Sunday t:tAp. m. faturday T Astoria and Way la. Ml p. m. Landing. itea.m. Willamette River. :S0p. m. Hon., Wed. Tues., Tha. end FrL Salem, Indepen- Ml. dence, torvallls and vay landtags. ' 7:00 em". Tamhlll liner. :p. m. tsee.. Thur. Hon.. Wt aaagak Oregon City. Dayton and FrL ad way landing. It. Btparla tasks IN. Lv.LeirlMoe 4:0ea.m. 1:00 a.m. Dally eioept Blparlate Uwlstoa Dally axe esuuroaj j irioay. A. L. CRAlQi General PsAenier Agent Portland. 0 T. I. KISNA1RD, Agent, Hood River. 00 o o